"So, you mean that Wu Xiucai from Lujia Village is the Wu Mingsheng you're talking about?" Jiang Ling asked after hearing Magistrate Duan's story.
Magistrate Duan nodded and then shook his head. Jiang Ling looked at Magistrate Duan with some curiosity, waiting for him to continue.
Magistrate Duan stroked his chin and pondered for a moment before saying, "I can't be sure right now. I can only say that this person looks very similar. After all, so many years have passed, and appearances and voices can change! We can't assume he's Wu Mingsheng just because his surname is Wu!"
After hearing this, Jiang Ling felt that Magistrate Duan's words were correct. Just then, another piece of information suddenly appeared in her mind, which made her understand something.
"This Wu Xiucai was asked by Zhao Qianyu to find Zhao Tianqi. Why don't we go and ask him?"
“Yes! That’s a good idea, but…” The magistrate looked troubled as he glanced outside and said somewhat embarrassedly, “I… I have something to do today. Could you go and find Zhao Qianyu for me?”
Jiang Ling knew that there were always many trivial matters at the yamen, so she nodded and agreed to the matter.
After exchanging pleasantries, Jiang Ling got up and left.
When Jiang Yaojie and Jiang Ling arrived in Guangping County, it was already noon, and Jiang Yaojie's stomach started rumbling in protest.
"Let's go to Huacui Tower and have a meal!" Jiang Ling said, glancing at Jiang Yaojie.
Jiang Yaojie nodded and drove the carriage toward Huacui Tower.
The manager of Hua Cui Lou was an old acquaintance of Jiang Ling. He was very happy to see Jiang Ling arrive and led her to a private room, where he also presented her with four plates of exquisite pastries.
Jiang Ling didn't say anything, but handed the menu to Jiang Yaojie. Jiang Yaojie ordered one meat dish, one vegetable dish, a bowl of soup, and two bowls of rice.
While waiting for the food, Jiang Ling was suddenly patted on the back.
"Oh my, isn't this Boss Jiang? What a coincidence!" A rough voice reached Jiang Ling's ears.
Jiang Ling looked in the direction of the voice and saw Qin Huang's heavily pregnant figure. Jiang Yaojie quickly stood up and bowed, "Boss Qin, it's been a long time!"
"Hahaha... Young Boss Jiang is becoming more and more like a boss! Have a seat!" Qin Huang said, laughing heartily as he looked at Jiang Yaojie's mature appearance.
"Boss Qin, it's been a long time. How have you been?" Jiang Ling greeted him with a smile and squinted her eyes.
After hearing this, Boss Qin curled his lip and said, "There's one small problem!"
Jiang Ling didn't press the matter further and tried to change the subject, but Qin Huang looked at her with a pitiful expression and said, "Boss Jiang, why don't you ask me why I'm not feeling well?"
Seeing Qin Huang, who was over fifty years old and weighed over two hundred pounds, acting like a young man, Jiang Ling felt a chill run down her spine.
She smiled awkwardly and asked, "What's wrong, Mr. Qin?"
"Of course it's because of Boss Jiang's cooking skills! It's a waste of your talent not to run a restaurant, otherwise..." At this point, Qin Huang, with his fat body, plopped down next to Jiang Ling.
He leaned closer to Jiang Ling and lowered his voice, saying, "With your skills, if you really opened a restaurant, you could definitely drive Hua Cui Lou out of business in less than three years, believe it or not!"
Although Qin Huang's voice wasn't loud, Jiang Ling always felt that the walls were listening. Discussing how to bankrupt the restaurant in this restaurant sounded incredibly unreliable.
Jiang Ling gestured for silence and said, "I don't have any ideas yet. Putting aside the initial funding, I'm too busy to handle anything right now!"
Jiang Ling's words seemed to remind Qin Huang. Qin Huang glanced around and lowered his voice to Jiang Ling, saying, "Um... I... I..."
As he spoke, Qin Huang's plump, fair face gradually turned red, almost reaching the roots of his ears.
Jiang Ling looked at Qin Huang with some confusion, so she quickly moved to the side to create some distance between them.
Qin Huang frowned, looking conflicted. It seemed like it took him a long time to finally make up his mind before he said, "I...I want hygiene...hygiene stuff."
Although Qin Huang stammered, Jiang Ling still caught the key words in his words. Jiang Ling nodded and said, "Okay, you can have as many as you want, but I need to check how many are left. This thing is currently only for internal use and has not been mass-produced yet!"
"I...I don't know either. I've heard that this thing is much better than menstrual pads. Is that really true?" Qin Huang asked hesitantly, voicing his doubts.
Jiang Ling nodded and added, "Yes, this thing is disposable, so it's definitely much better in terms of hygiene and comfort than a reusable menstrual belt!"
"Hmm... okay! Can I have ten thousand of them first?"
"puff……"
Jiang Yaojie, who was drinking tea, suddenly spat out a mouthful of tea. Seeing his own lapse in composure, Jiang Yaojie blushed and picked up a rag from the table to wipe the water stains. Then he lowered his head and dared not look up at Jiang Ling and Qin Huang.
Jiang Ling didn't think anything of it. She glanced at Qin Huang and added, "I might not be able to provide you with that much quantity at once. I need to go back to the factory to check the specifics. If Mr. Qin really wants it, then we'll draft a contract. Would you please come to Lujia Village tomorrow?"
Qin Huang was very happy to see that Jiang Ling had agreed. During their conversation, the waiter also brought over the dishes that Jiang Yaojie had ordered.
"Alright, then I won't disturb Mr. Jiang's meal any longer. Waiter, I'll pay for Mr. Jiang's table!" With that, Qin Huang led the butler to the private room next door.
"Go back and check the exact quantity, then draft the contract!" Jiang Ling said, glancing at Jiang Yaojie.
Jiang Yaojie nodded and continued eating the rice in his bowl.
After a hearty meal, the two headed straight to the Guangping County government office. Although Zhao Tianqi had previously had little good impression of Jiang Ling, his attitude towards her changed drastically after seeing his unruly son gradually improve.
Upon hearing the bailiff say that Jiang Ling had come to see him, he immediately ordered the bailiff to bring Jiang Ling to the inner hall.
"Madam, what brings you here?" Jiang Ling was now a sixth-rank madam, a rank above that of a seventh-rank county magistrate, so Zhao Tianqi used a respectful title.
"Lord Zhao, you're too kind. I've come here today to ask you something. Where did you find that scholar Wu?" Jiang Ling asked Zhao Tianqi after exchanging a few polite words.
"Hmm? This? What happened to Scholar Wu?" Zhao Tianqi was taken aback by Jiang Ling's question and frowned as he inquired.
Jiang Ling explained, "No, no, Scholar Wu is a very good teacher. My daughter's top score in the exam was all thanks to him. However, at the banquet that day, Magistrate Duan said that Scholar Wu looked a lot like an old acquaintance of his, but Scholar Wu denied it repeatedly. So I would like to ask you, Lord Zhao, where did you find this Scholar Wu?"
"Him? You'll have to ask my good-for-nothing son! To be honest, my son handled almost everything!" Zhao Tianqi replied.
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